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Has anyone experienced recurrent pleural effusion with no clear cause
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hi @pleuralmystery - I'm so sorry you've been experiencing recurrent pleural effusions. I haven't personally had one, but my mother had several when she had lymphoma. It looks like the top cause is heart failure. What has your doctor(s) said?
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/lung-and-airway-disorders/pleural-and-mediastinal-disorders/pleural-effusion
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m sorry your mom went through that it must have been tough for both of you. In my case, they’ve ruled out heart failure, cancer, lymphoma, and any autoimmune causes. At this point, the doctors don’t know the reason for the effusions, so there are no further tests planned. For now, they’ve advised me to just monitor the fluid pockets.